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Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admir...
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Fund Info

ISIN

US92206C7891

CUSIP

92206C789

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Jan 19, 2010

Min. Investment

$3,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

VLTCX has an expense ratio of 0.07%, which is considered low compared to other funds.


Expense ratio chart for VLTCX: current value at 0.07% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.07%

Share Price Chart


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Compare to other instruments

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VLTCX vs. VBILX VLTCX vs. VICSX VLTCX vs. VUBFX VLTCX vs. VEMBX VLTCX vs. VWEHX VLTCX vs. BOND VLTCX vs. VUSTX VLTCX vs. VOO VLTCX vs. VWIAX VLTCX vs. VBTLX

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
0.79%
7.29%
VLTCX (Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares had a return of -0.90% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.58% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares had an annualized return of 2.31%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.01%, indicating that Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares did not perform as well as the benchmark.


VLTCX

YTD

-0.90%

1M

-0.68%

6M

0.21%

1Y

-0.58%

5Y*

-1.74%

10Y*

2.31%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

23.11%

1M

-0.36%

6M

7.02%

1Y

23.15%

5Y*

12.80%

10Y*

11.01%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VLTCX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024-0.64%-2.74%1.77%-4.81%2.86%0.47%3.22%2.09%2.70%-4.15%1.98%-0.90%
20237.34%-5.54%4.37%0.71%-2.74%1.52%-0.07%-1.96%-5.33%-4.18%10.85%7.13%11.05%
2022-5.38%-3.47%-2.82%-9.74%1.01%-4.34%4.77%-4.48%-8.69%-2.26%9.06%-1.55%-25.76%
2021-2.64%-3.29%-3.03%2.19%0.89%3.88%2.31%-0.47%-1.92%1.48%0.42%-0.68%-1.15%
20204.57%1.65%-9.96%7.06%1.10%2.80%6.21%-4.12%-0.13%-0.78%5.49%0.29%13.68%
20193.13%0.00%4.49%0.55%2.54%3.70%1.36%6.06%-1.58%0.44%0.67%-0.04%23.19%
2018-1.28%-3.41%0.40%-1.88%0.21%-1.05%1.75%0.05%-0.40%-3.36%-0.64%2.70%-6.85%
20170.60%1.93%-0.76%1.49%2.09%1.28%0.79%1.06%-0.05%0.82%0.25%2.29%12.40%
20160.26%1.30%5.32%2.64%-0.22%4.17%3.06%0.45%-0.78%-2.07%-5.07%1.51%10.61%
20155.80%-2.64%0.20%-2.23%-2.25%-3.35%1.96%-1.94%1.18%0.86%-0.40%-1.54%-4.61%
20144.23%1.74%0.61%2.18%2.26%0.25%0.24%3.08%-2.71%1.53%1.34%0.99%16.72%
2013-1.88%0.84%-0.33%3.78%-4.66%-4.81%1.03%-1.36%0.37%2.24%-0.98%0.04%-5.92%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VLTCX is 7, meaning it’s performing worse than 93% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VLTCX is 77
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VLTCX is 77
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VLTCX is 66
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VLTCX is 66
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VLTCX is 77
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VLTCX is 77
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VLTCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for VLTCX, currently valued at -0.04, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.00-0.041.90
The chart of Sortino ratio for VLTCX, currently valued at 0.01, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.000.012.54
The chart of Omega ratio for VLTCX, currently valued at 1.00, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.003.501.001.35
The chart of Calmar ratio for VLTCX, currently valued at -0.02, compared to the broader market0.005.0010.0015.00-0.022.81
The chart of Martin ratio for VLTCX, currently valued at -0.11, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.00-0.1112.39
VLTCX
^GSPC

The current Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratio is -0.04. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.001.002.003.00JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-0.04
1.90
VLTCX (Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares provided a 4.60% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.94 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.94$1.00$0.90$0.87$0.94$1.03$1.04$1.03$1.04$1.06$1.06$1.08

Dividend yield

4.60%4.65%4.41%3.04%3.15%3.82%4.56%4.01%4.37%4.71%4.32%4.88%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.85
2023$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.09$1.00
2022$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.90
2021$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.87
2020$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.94
2019$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$1.03
2018$0.08$0.08$0.10$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.10$1.04
2017$0.07$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.10$1.03
2016$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$1.04
2015$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.10$1.06
2014$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$1.06
2013$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$1.08

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-20.13%
-3.58%
VLTCX (Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares was 34.55%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 20.13%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-34.55%Sep 23, 2021273Oct 21, 2022
-22.63%Mar 9, 20209Mar 19, 202077Jul 9, 202086
-12.83%May 2, 201378Aug 21, 2013174May 1, 2014252
-10.98%Feb 2, 2015102Jun 26, 2015236Jun 3, 2016338
-10.47%Aug 7, 2020154Mar 18, 202184Jul 19, 2021238

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares volatility is 3.07%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
3.07%
3.64%
VLTCX (Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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